Silverhill woman died from carbon monoxide poisoning, autopsy shows

SILVERHILL, Ala. -- Autopsy results received today indicate that Samatha Combs, 18, one of two women found dead in a Silverhill mobile home March 8 died of carbon monoxide poisoning, Baldwin
County Coroner Stan Vinson said.

Officials are still awaiting test reports on Combs' mother Donna Henderson, 52. The two were found in their home on South Boulevard.

Both women are now believed to have died from inhaling a lethal amount of carbon monoxide, a colorless gas produced by the burning of materials such as natural gas, according to Vinson. Both bodies were released to family members today.

Vinson said last week that the trailer had a gas stove and heater.

The two women were last seen alive on the night of March 5. Three days later police found the two women and two of their five cats dead inside the mobile home, according to officials.